Krista2882
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Sorry if some of this is TMI...
My gyno recently put me on Loestrin (birth control pill) because of my painful periods, but it seems like my seizures have gotten worse. My seizures are catamenial which means I usually only get minor ones right before my period and in the middle of the month. But now I'm in my 3rd month of the pill and I'm having the simple-partial seizures more intense than I usually do, and waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy more often. My cycle is still not normalized yet on the pill and I got my period 2 weeks early this time, but I didn't have many days in between where I wasn't seizing. And it ended 2 days ago but my seizures haven't diminished any. It this related to the birth control pill? Is it because of the hormones or does the pill make my seizure meds less effective (I know it's also the other way around)? I'm taking Tegretol, Keppra, and Lamictal.
Thanks!
My gyno recently put me on Loestrin (birth control pill) because of my painful periods, but it seems like my seizures have gotten worse. My seizures are catamenial which means I usually only get minor ones right before my period and in the middle of the month. But now I'm in my 3rd month of the pill and I'm having the simple-partial seizures more intense than I usually do, and waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy more often. My cycle is still not normalized yet on the pill and I got my period 2 weeks early this time, but I didn't have many days in between where I wasn't seizing. And it ended 2 days ago but my seizures haven't diminished any. It this related to the birth control pill? Is it because of the hormones or does the pill make my seizure meds less effective (I know it's also the other way around)? I'm taking Tegretol, Keppra, and Lamictal.
Thanks!